
NOTE.—"Judas was now offended at
Christ's act in washing the feet of His dis-
ciples. If Jesus could so humble Himself, he
thought, He could not be Israel's king. All
hope of worldly honor in a temporal king-
dom was destroyed. Judas was satisfied that
there was nothing to be gained by following
Christ. After seeing Him degrade Himself,
as he thought, he was confirmed in his pur-
pose to disown Him, and confess himself de-
ceived. He was possessed by a demon, and
he resolved to complete the work he had
agreed to do in betraying his Lord."—The
Desire of Ages,
page 645.
10.
What attitude enables one to
receive spiritual cleansing? Luke 18:
13, 14; Titus 3:5.
NOTE.—"It is thus that every sinner may
come to Christ. 'Not by works of righteous-
ness which we have done, but according to
His mercy He saved us.' Titus 3:5. When
Satan tells you that you are a sinner, and
cannot hope to receive blessing from God,
tell him that Christ came into the world to
save sinners. We have nothing to recom-
mend us to God; but the plea that we may
urge now and ever is our utterly helpless
condition that makes His redeeming power
a necessity. Renouncing all self-dependence,
we may look to the cross of Calvary and
say,—
'In my hand no price I bring;
Simply to Thy cross I cling.'"
—The Desire of Ages,
page 317.
11.
When men received the word,
what followed? Acts 2:41.
Past and Future of the Ordinances
12.
In what way were the ordi-
nances of baptism and foot washing
prefigured in the Old Testament?
1 Cor. 10:1-4; Ex. 30:17-21.
13.
How will the fellowship of the
ordinances be renewed in the king-
dom? Matt. 26:29; Luke 12: 3 7.
NOTE.—"Soon we heard His [Jesus']
lovely voice again, saying, 'Come, My peo-
ple, you have come out of great tribulation,
and done My will; suffered for Me; come in
to supper, for I will gird Myself, and serve
you.' We shouted, 'Alleluia! glory and en-
tered into the city. And I saw a
(
table of
pure silver; it, was many miles in length,
yet our eyes could extend over it. I saw the
fruit of the tree of life, the manna, almonds,
figs, pomegranates, grapes, and many other
kinds of fruit."—Early
Writings,
page 19.
Suggestions for Meditation
"The Lord is present on every occasion
when this humble ceremony is performed.
He is the Unseen Witness. He reads every
heart, with its concealed purposes, its wrong-
doings, its sin. You can neglect, you can
leave, these seasons of divine appointments;
and of you Christ's words may be appropri-
ately spoken, 'Ye are not all clean.'
"Is any sin cherished? Let it be cut away
from the soul by confession. The first look,
the first act, of contrition and repentance
that you direct toward Christ, does not es-
cape His notice. The first step you take
toward Him will bring Him more than a
step toward you. All things, especially on
this occasion, are ready for your reception.
He will meet you in your weakness, repent-
ing, brokenhearted soul, with His divine
strength ; He will meet your emptiness and
spiritual poverty with His inexhaustible
fullness."—Ellen G. White, in
Review and
Herald,
June 14, 1898.
THIRTEENTH SABBATH OFFERING
AUSTRALASIAN DIVISION
DECEMBER 26, 1953
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